Makeruna! Makendou

This is a promotional episode for a SNES game called "Kendo Rage". A fun and short pilot-OVA, which people just seem to hate here on MAL. Low reviews and less than 800 members at the moment, which is really undeserving. Doesn't deserve an R rating either. They only show a pair of tits for one second during the magical-girl transformation.

Maybe the problem is people get upset that the series didn't continue, and as such it doesn't deserve a good score... but pilots are pilots. The series didn't get picked up at the time, and that was the end of it.

The animation and art are ... on point. Characters look interesting, cute and are funny most of the time. The story is just whatever, of course. Don't expect much from a 90s OVA. But character development was surprisingly good for such a short episode.

If obscure maho-shoujo anime is your thing, go watch it.

Rate a 4
English Subtitles
Note: Unclear to why a 30minutes duration to the 26minutes i have seen. My guess, 30 was a nice round up number.

Story
-Introduction was a bit confusing of a start. While we did get an idea of the character's backstory it wasn't really sufficient. How can the audience root for someone they don't really know? Then again one could argue it goes along with the police's database of knowing basically nothing. Although, the past was himself, for he had his own name. His current and possible future lies in the hands of another. So, while the police background concept is an argumentative it ... only focuses on the current. Therefore, having the main character pre-background setting wouldn't hurt anything. For frankly based on the little known information it his hinted to have been based on word choice but there could have been a just or good explanation for it. In which case the main character was nothing but good but society made a mistake with him.

-Rest of the story could be grasped easily. Nothing big of importance was left out. You had relationship, you had other character's backgrounds. You had motives.

-Ending was comical and not plot based which was a shame. Mostly because the comedy level wasn't that high. Some examples used were over use of jokes, nonsensical actions like the digging scene when a battle had already started. The positive side to not have the ending focused on the plot is that it opens up the idea of a sequel. Although, i don't think there was enough information or material to make one.

Art
No complaints. I was happy with the use of the credits. Credits can be boring with just words but here they included pictures of the show. Which normally, could have been equaling as boring but instead the pictures you were not from the show but from what i take to be hints on how the story progressed. Sadly, no references were made to the main character.